Draft-equalizer



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A. WHEELER. Draft Equalizer.

Patented May-3,1881.

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ALBION \VHEELER, OF RIDGEWAY, IOWA.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,105, dated May 3, 1881.

Application filed September 28. 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBION WHEELER, of Ridgeway, in the county of Winneshiek and State of Iowa, have invented a new and ImprovedDraft-Equalizer, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists of a novel arrangement of levers in combination with the tongue and stay or bed-rest of the machine.

Figure 1 is a plan of the device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal rear elevation of the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on line ac m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the stay or bed-rest, secured on the upper face of the tongue B, and at right angles thereto, by the hammerbOlt and strap 0.

D D are clips fastened to said stay A, to hold the double-horse lever E and single-horse lever F.. The lever E is provided with a central vertical longitudinal slot, 1), and a series of holes, a a, for the adjustment of the clip or clevis G, which is secured on its inner end, and is made adjustable along said lever E, that the device may be adapted to any reaping-machine, and to this clip or clevis G the doubletree (not shown) is attached. The said lever E is entered through the clip I) parallel with and over the face of the stay A, with its inner end extended nearly to the tongue B, and its outer end flush with one end of the stay A.

Between the end of the lever E and stay A is a block, H, to hold saidleverE upon a proper level, and a bolt, H, passing down through lever E,block H,and stay A, pivots the former to the latter. The single-horse lever F is ca tered from the opposite end of the device, through the clip D and beneath the lever E, in contact with the face of the stay A, the inner end of said lever F being extended-through the clip D, While its outer end is extended some distance beyond the corresponding end of the stay A. A T-bolt, I, that is entered through (No model.)

the slot 1) of the lever E into the inner end of the lever F, assists in holding the latter in po sition, and serves at the same time as a sliding pivot to lengthen or shorten the leverage of both of the levers E F. In the outer end of lever F is an eye, d, for the attachment of a single-tree. The hammer-bolt 0 passes down through the lever F, bed-rest A, and tongue B, and pivots the lever F, and holds the parts of the device together.

The stay-rods M have ends fastened to the stay A and their opposite ends connected with the brace N, that embrace the sides of the tongue B, as shown, thereby holding the parts of the device in position.

This device can be adapted from a right-hand to a left-hand machine by removing the stayrods M and attaching them to the other face of the stay or bed-rest A, and then reversing the position of the equalizer on the tongue B.

I do not confine myself to the use of the clevis G, as herein shown, for the attachment of a double-tree to the device, as a bolt may be passed through the lever E from front to back thereof, and a link be attached thereto for fastening the double-tree to, and a like device can be used for attachment of the single-tree.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A draft-equalizer constructed substantially as herein shown and described, consisting of stay A, clips D D, lever E, provided with slot 1) and clevis Gr, lever F, provided with T-bolt I, block H, and bolt H,as set forth.

2. The combination, with the draft-equalizer herein shown and described, and consisting of stay A, clips D D, levers E F, clevis G, T- bolt I, and block and bolt HH, of the tongue B, hammer-bolt and strap 0, and stay-rods M M, as set forth.

ALBION \VHEELER. \Vitnesses:

DAVID DORN, FRANCIS A. GRIFEETH. 

